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NO LONGER EXTANT - Destroyed in 1940 to delay the advance of German forces.
NO LONGER EXTANT - Destroyed in 1940 to delay the advance of German forces.


This was the third transporter bridge to be constructed by [[Ferdinand Arnodin]]. Commissioned in September 1899.
This was the third transporter bridge to be constructed by [[Ferdinand Arnodin]]. Commissioned in September 1899. Span 143m.


Originally powered by steam winches, later by electric motors.
The bridge was of the suspension type, characterized by slender towers and horizontal trussed girders of light construction supported by a combination of vertical cables and cable stays. Due to the height of the towers, the suspension cables had to be anchored an appreciable distance back from the waterfront.
 
Uniquely for Arnodin's transporter bridges, the cables which propelled the carriage along the bridge were driven by motors mounted on the gondola
<ref>''Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History'' by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books</ref>
<ref>''Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History'' by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books</ref>


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Pont transbordeur de Rouen.

NO LONGER EXTANT - Destroyed in 1940 to delay the advance of German forces.

This was the third transporter bridge to be constructed by Ferdinand Arnodin. Commissioned in September 1899. Span 143m.

The bridge was of the suspension type, characterized by slender towers and horizontal trussed girders of light construction supported by a combination of vertical cables and cable stays. Due to the height of the towers, the suspension cables had to be anchored an appreciable distance back from the waterfront.

Uniquely for Arnodin's transporter bridges, the cables which propelled the carriage along the bridge were driven by motors mounted on the gondola [1]

See Wikipedia entry.

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  1. ↑ Transporter Bridges - an Illustrated History by John Hannavy, published in 2020, Pen & Sword Books
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